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Children and families

10.4 million
The number of Hispanic family households in the United States in 2008. Of these households, 62 percent included children younger than 18.

66%
The percentage of Hispanic family households consisting of a married couple.

43%
The percentage of Hispanic family households consisting of a married couple with children younger than 18.

25%
Percentage of children younger than 5 who were Hispanic in 2008. All in all, Hispanics comprised 22 percent of children younger than 18.

70%
Percentage of Hispanic children living with two parents.

35 million
The number of U.S. residents 5 and older who spoke Spanish at home in 2007. Those who hablan español constituted 12 percent of U.S. residents. More than half of these Spanish speakers spoke English "very well."